years after his death in benghazi. >> lasers pointed at two news helicopters. how the pilot helped police make an arrest. >> jadiann: good morning, seconds away from the 5:00 hour. there it is, i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. we had a soggy day yesterday, not the best of tuesday -- wednesday. what's the day? thursday. the week rolls on. >> jadiann: it's friday eve. glass half full. an amazing storm system yesterday. if you're a weather watcher perhaps you were looking at this one, a classic comma shape, picture perfect here but it wasn't in some areas. blizzard conditions, even thunder snow further out west. for us today, a front swings through. it takes until midday, into the afternoon but scattered showers expected. not as much water at yesterday

it's dry then wet then dry then we see clearing tomorrow so the return of sunshine. how much rainfall? looks like a tenth to a quarter inch for most. then it's dry through the weekend. the extended forecast to come in just a few minutes. >> jadiann: thank you so much. let's get over to rich kirkland and talk about the roads. >> rich: good morning. kind of like a monday all over again as we set up for the holiday. live on the turnpike. most rides are good. there's the expressway. that's good too and downtown is quiet. north shore commuters, we're getting word of a crash in peabody on 128 southbound by lowell street. happened only a few minutes ago. the t says on time. rich kirkland, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: we begin with breaking news from overnight this morning. a cruiser crash on the cape involving a wrong-way driver. >> christa: the accident trapped the trooper inside his vehicle so let's get out to nicole oliverio. she's along route 6. you have more on his condition, also what we have learned about

>> reporter: we do know that state trooper will be okay but it took a while for firefighters to get him out of his patrol car after a head-on crash that happened because of the wrong-way driver. they were called out to be told there was a driver heading the wrong way on route 6. what is unclear is exactly how long the driver had been traveling the wrong way. that driver did collide with the state trooper. barnstable fire responded and got the state trooper out. he was taken to cape cod you hospital with injuries but we're told he's going to be okay. the driver was also questioned by police who arrived on the scene. we're told it was an elderly driver who had medical issues so it's unclear if the driver will face charges. he was also taken to the hospital just to be treated to make sure that he was all right. we're live in barnstable, nicole oliverio, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: thank you. also breaking overnight investigators trying to figure out what sparked a fire in a

home in harvard. crews put out the flames inside a mill road home early this morning. it appears the fire damaged the left side of the home but no injuries are reported. >> jadiann: two people are recovering from minor injuries after a bad crash in lowell. two vehicles collided at the intersection of aiken and lake view avenues last night. the suv then hit a building but didn't break through the wall. boston police issuing a serious warning about a dangerous trend involving online dating websites. victoria warren is live for us this morning with more on this story. this comes after several people say they were actually robbed. >> reporter: that's right. and police say that people need to be very smart when they're using these online dating websites. they're very concerned about these robberies that have been linked to phony profiles. a perfect patrol fi that is not what it seems. >> it's really scary, especially being alone and, you know, talking over social media is

usually a one-on-one thing. >> police say someone is trolling the internet looking for an easy target. it's called catfishing in the last five weeks six people report meeting someone on line. when they show up to meet face-to-face, a setup. a guy pulls out a gun and robs them. >> if you meet someone on line, you should meet in public. >> the robberies happened when the victims were lured to homes in roxbury or mattapan. when using online dating sites, do your homework. face time, skype or web chat first. if they don't, they could be hiding something. another red flag, incomplete profile. >> try to see if they have facebook. >> trust your i think instincts. if things seem too good to be true, there's a chance they are. >> i mean you can't really tell

i guess do your due process, ask questions. >> luckily there are no reports of anyone getting hurt. though boston police worry there may additional victims out there. so if you know anything that can help police in this investigation, they want to hear from you. live from boston police headquarters, victoria warren, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: new this morning, more than three years after the attack overseas in benghazi, congress is closer to providing glen doherty's family with the benefits that so far they've been denied. let's go to nancy chen in the control room with more. >> reporter: good morning. this battle has been going on since 2012 due stephen lynch told "boston herald" congress is close to a solution. glen doherty, a former navy seal was killed in the 2012 benghazi attacks. no one is against him receiving death benefits, they're just

trying to figure out where the money comes from. he died when militants attacked the u.s. consulate. the insurance company refuses to pay a claim to his sister and mother because he did no have a wife or children. the family doesn't just want benefits but wants to see legislation passed to make sure it doesn't happen to other families. >> jadiann: also police in san francisco are looking to determine why a man pointed a rifle at a hospital. officers shot and killed the man wednesday. investigators say the man climbed the scaffolding at the construction site and aimed the rifle at st. luke's hospital wednesday afternoon. officers shot him when he pointed the gun toward them. no one else was hurt. the man stole the rifle from a sporting goods store earlier in the day. a big blast at a new jersey home kills one and leaves a dozen injured. you can see debris falling as the explosion happened in this suburbans neighborhood.

crews don't knowhe cause but believe it's gas related. two victims are in critical condition, the other ten are being treated at local hospitals. >> christa: we have new details on the deadly plane rash in ohio. investigators are looking into what went wrong after recovering the cockpit voice recorder from the crash. a told of nine people were killed when a small jet crashed into an apartment building in akron. including two pilots and seven passengers, employees of a property management firm in florida. a sister of one of the victims feared the worst after hearing about the crash. >> i texted her after the -- after i saw the news report and she didn't reply and between the siblings we started doing detective work and made some calls and checked flight plans and kind of put two and two together that it was her. >> investigators at a lab in washington are reviewing what is on the voice recorder. >> jadiann: reported bomb threats forced police to

increase security on the campus of the university of missouri days after the school president resigned. tim wolff resigned monday in response to protests on how the school handled racial incidents ask. students received threats following their protest that led overall to step down. students and faculty members say they're concerned. >> i'm getting a lot of messages about students feeling unsafe. i've heard rumors of kkk are on campus. i thought i would come and look for myself. >> people are shooting all black people tomorrow or threats basically. who knows if it's real but i don't want to be here in case. >> some students left campus temporarily and fear for their safety. >> christa: the race for the white house. several republican candidates will be up in new hampshire

ted cruz, lindsey graham and rick santorum will file for the primary. jeb bush will attend a house party in tuftonboro tonight. >> jadiann: more news ahead on "7 news today in new england." a frightening call. a taunton dog winds up at the bottom of a we well. >> christa: a news crew becomes the story when one points a laser at a helicopter. how the pilot was able to lead police to the suspect. >> jadiann: do you need to set your lineup? the pats players you want to start on your fantasy team. >> it's a mostly dry morning commute. a big change from yesterday with the kids back at the bus stop but grab the umbrella. the evening and afternoon expecting scattered showers. forecast is ahead. >> rich: unlike yesterday, the highways are dry, you're right, but the volume is higher on the traffic today. that's for sure. also one crash on route 128 already.

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>> christa: good morning, look at the damage being reported across iowa this morning after powerful storms and tornadoes reported there. officials say in some areas wind gusts reached up to 70 miles an hour. you can see some of the damage done in town at this wal-mart. look at that rig, just toppled over. many schools had to hold students inside until the storm passed. >> jadiann: powerful winds there. able to knock a tractor-trailer over. bri says we're not going to have as many winds today. >> christa: it was gusty at times yesterday. >> bri: it was amazing yesterday across the country and even in the atlantic we tracked

hurricane kate. she's long gone, not even a hurricane. but that powerful storm system we saw there, we're expecting the front to swing through today for us. current temperatures, low to mid 40s. temperatures really haven't moved a lot through the day yesterday through last night and into this morning. it stayed consistent because of the cloud cover. the cloud cover again thickening as we get through the later morning hours. here's that front, cruising. this storm system was in st. louis when i checked in before bed and here we go with a front moving through this afternoon. it takes until lunchtime for the wet weather tap to turn on again. it's scattered showers so you've got dry moments then moments that are a little wetter so grab the umbrella as you head out and it's an umbrella day because the winds are lighter. you won't lose it or risk it being broken but the showers stay with us from midday until 10:00 or 11:00 tonight.

expecting downpours or heavy rain like yesterday. clearing out for tomorrow. finally that sunshine back in the forecast on friday, appropriately. we'll be all tgif hash tagging on twitter. rainfall amounts this afternoon only a tenth of an inch to a quarter inch at best. there may be a few areas. can't promise it will be taunton but closer to a half inch. that's pushing it. we're not talking about a lot of rain but that's our best chance at getting any drops of water through the rest of the week and into the weekend. even into next week. today clouds, afternoon showers, 50 to 55 for highs. 50. 52 for boston, duxbury 55. the cape, low to mid 50s. tonight showers early but the clear kicks in. for the return of sunshine tomorrow. i can't promise there won't be clouds but look at the high tomorrow.

close to 60 degrees though winds are back in the forecast and it stays brisk and breezy throughout the weekend but returns to 60-degrees next week. >> jadiann: thank you. officials with the faa are investigating two instances of lasers pointed at helicopters in new york city. the chopper for the nbc affiliate in new york was in the air when the reporter and pilot noticed someone pointing a green laser at them. that's when they contacted police. >> hitting us right now. don't look, george. you think this is a joke, huh? >> there you heard it, the laser appeared to come coming from behind a restaurant. police swarmed the area and arrested the man. police department helicopter when it arrived to investigate. a group of firefighters rushing to the rescue of a dog trapped in a well in taunton. >> christa: after taking a

well, the crews had to jury-rig a harness. >> reporter: you always hear about cats with nine lives. when the call came in, firefighters had to think quickly because they didn't have a harness for a dog so one firefighter had the idea to connect two harnesses meant for people and it worked. >> are. >> buddy plummeted 25 feet to the bottom of a well. firefighters had their hands full trying to pull him out safely. >> buddy. >> buddy he's feeling much better. the two-year-old spent what must have felt like weeks at the bottom of the well. >> he's probably hungry and thinking he's going to die. >> monday night his owners thought buddy was nearby. >> i heard him barking but he's always barking so i didn't think anything. >> then silence. the next morning buddy was nowhere to be found. the family looked you would all over but buddy's father found

him. >> our other dog was standing on the rocks near there and looking down so we thought he might be down there and we went to go look and saw him looking up at us. >> the family called the fire department. >> when we got there, i went to the well and looked down and i couldn't believe how deep it was. >> a firefighter climbed down and attacked a makeshift harness to buddy and hoisted him up. >> it started to slip towards the back so we readjusted and it worked out. >> everybody's glad buddy is home. >> we were happy and it was a nice happy ending that he come out well, you can see. >> despite the fall buddy didn't have a scratch and the well has been covered rereinforced but it will be filled so something like this can never happen again. england." >> christa: the old stereotype of the firefighter rescuing the cat in the tree and the dog in the well. >> jadiann: glad everyone came out okay.

>> christa: nice job there. next up, the pats have a history with the giants but they're not dwelling on the past. hear what bill belichick had to say when asked how he would grade his performance thus far. it's pretty funny. >> jadiann: target is facing backlash offer a christmas themed sweater. why some say it makes light of

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yesterday, not moving a lot but we're into the low to even the mid 50s as we get into the afternoon. even warmer tomorrow with the return of sunshine. but that's also when the wind is back in the forecast. we'll get a look at the weekend forecast coming up in a bit. >> jadiann: pats fans, welcome to fantasy fixer. we're talking about the pats coming off three straight games at home and packing to take on new york, doing well but some argue not the best in football. >> jadiann: 5-4 not a first place but tom coughlin is giving the pats problems. not this year. the patriots unbelievable in the air. the giants with the worst pass defense giving up more than 300 yards per game. i don't think that's ever happened. adam williams and lafell, both coming into their own. start them. >> talk about the pats defense. impressive. only 17 points against them in the last two weeks.

>> really good numbers, impressive stuff across the league. the giants going to get theirs. the pats giving up pass yards. tight defense. manning will get his yards so start him. >> eddie lacey is doing well for the packers but struggle right now. >> the first two years he was one of the best running backs in football. this year he's not the best on the team. james is the best guy they got so if you have him, start him. >> okay, set your lineup. >> the pats look to improve to 9-0 this sunday when they take on the new york giants. a franchise that ended new undefeated season. the pats have lost their last three games against the giants but the team and tom brady just

really focusing on this new next matchup. >> i would rather have won than lost them but they won't have any baring on this week or what the matchups are. it's a totally different team and game and situation and so forth but they got a great organization. they've had a great organization for a long time. >> the giants lead the nfc east with 5-4 and leads with 21 turnovers. sunday's game at 4:25. >> jadiann: i think they got this. >> christa: i always get nervous. i'm such a superstitious person. >> jadiann: i don't want to jinx anything. >> christa: i like your confidence. >> jadiann: confidence, yes. coming up, avoid worrying about holiday budgeting woes. three ways to control the cost of your thanksgiving dinner. >> reporter: a gamer in pennsylvania calls police in lowell about a woman he believed was being kidnapped but she says

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>> jadiann: a dangerous game, how a call from an online gamer hundreds of miles away leads to the arrest of a man in lowell. >> christa: back in business. chipotle opening the doors of the restaurants closed because of an e. coli outbreak. >> our military's highest honor set to be awarded this morning. how the recipient sacrificed americans. >> christa: good morning, it's 5:29. it's thursday and, thanks for waking up with us today. i'm christa delcamp. thompson. we love having our viewers with us bright and early as they get ready, cook breakfast and get the kids off and ready. coffee. >> jadiann: and bri will help us what to wear. >> bri: filling in for jeremy reiner who is enjoying sunshine.

we're not. we have clouds sticking around. they haven't moved since yesterday but a dry commute is different from yesterday. the afternoon and evening things change as the front moves in. for this afternoon, i doubt we're going to see rays of sunshine. that will be back tomorrow. 50 to 55 for the highs. the winds on the lighter side today especially compared to yesterday. today is our only shot of much needed rainfall as we're dry through the weekend. the extended forecast to come in a few minutes. >> christa: let's go to "fast track traffic." rich, good morning, what's happening out there? >> rich: good morning, we are live in braintree. i'm getting word of a crash on 128 southbound by 37, just behind us. traffic is moving to the expressway in good shape. the hov lane opened on time at 5:00 so the expressway and braintree split in pretty good shape. going north there's a breakdown

southbound side in andover by 495 so a backup there. other highways are all right and the t is okay too. rich kirkland, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: 46 degrees outside and here's what's breaking overnight. a state trooper has been released from the hospital following an accident on the route 6 in barnstable. state police say a pickup truck driving the wrong way crashed into his cruiser last night. crews had to be called toting the trooper out of his vehicle. he suffered minor injuries. investigators say the driver is an elderly man who has medical issues. it's not known if he'll face charges. boston police are warning users of online dating sites after a string of armed robberies seconded to catfishing. in five weeks six people were lured to homes in red roxbury and mattapan where they were robbed. you should always meet in a public place first.

glen doherty's family death benefits. stephen lynch says they're just trying to figure out where the money will come from. doherty a former navy seal was one of four americans killed in the benghazi attacks. >> christa: game over for a lowell man. police arrested him after a bizarre call for help. a pennsylvania man contacted them about what sounded like a desperate call for help from another gamer while playing call of duty. apparently she said she was held cuoco. quite a story. maybe you can sort it out for us. >> reporter: the woman at the center of this says the case is being blown out of proportion. the video game call of duty is explosions. early tuesday morning, that dramatic violence became too pennsylvania who was playing with a woman in lowell.

he tells us by phone she told him she had been kidnapped. >> they said they would kill her if she left the house. >> so the pennsylvania man called police several states away to report a stranger in trouble. >> dispatch gets a call from a person in pennsylvania. he says he's playing an online game with a woman in lowell who tells him she's being held against her will. >> police immediately went to do a well-being check at an apartment and found the woman say she wasn't kidnapped. she just had a fight with her boyfriend. she tells 7news it's a case of miscommunication. while investigators were in the apartment, they say they found a replica ar15 assault rifle and drugs. they arrested and charged the woman's boyfriend, jose white. the tipster says he did what he thought was right. >> i wasn't trying to bust the entire house. he was mainly trying to help a friend with her health and well-being. this was the first time i've

thought it was necessary that it needed to be done. >> reporter: 7news also spoke with the suspect in this case off-camera and he says he was wrongly arrested. live in lowell, john quo co, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: boston police arrested a suspect following a shooting in hyde park. officers arrested the 19-year-old at his apartment early yesterday morning. they say they recovered a .22-caliber ruger handgun which may have been used in the shooting. the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. the suspect is facing several charges. the charlestown man accused of pointing a fake gun at a driver in somerville will be arraigned. gary impressive enter the was arrested tuesday after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman during a road rage incident. the begun's orange tip was covered with black paint making it look like a real weapon.

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envisioned. i would like to get beyond it road. this is what should be in place when it comes to protecting consumers. >> workers for draftkings and the fanduel say they're based on skill rather than chance. >> what new government research is showing about america's obesity crisis. >> jadiann: see the christmas sweater sold at target stores that has customers putting them on the naughty list. >> christa: a local teen is hoping to get a second chance to get on stage with ut. >> bri: drink dry and less windy but this afternoon, showers working in with a front. it will make a for a wet evening commute. dry for the weekend. forecast ahead. >> rich: heavier traffic for sure the day after the holiday but dry roadways so we catch a break there. details coming up on "7 news

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morning for us. at least with the commute, dry roads. what a change from yesterday but you can see the clouds moving in ahead of this front which will kick on the showers again as we make it into the afternoon a quick look at that timeline as we move forward through the day. it takes until about midday then the afternoon for those scattered showers to kick on. not a lot of water this time around but we'll take every drop we can get. a tenth of an inch to quarter inch for most and dry through the weekend. extended forecast to come. >> jadiann: finalling begins in lawrence today on ben affleck's movie. there are a few road closures. parts of the city underwent a makeover for the prohibition film entitled live by night based on the book by dennis lehane. sienna miller and zoey daltony costar. >> 13-year-old brian hartman

him on stage in july. what a moment. the band is now playing in paris this weekend and they held an online vote to fly one of their fans who played with them during the summer tour to this show. that includes brian, potentially. >> i want this so bad. like this -- this is a crazy opportunity. even if i don't make it, i still played with them on stage? and that's a dream come true. >> christa: it's a win-win. voting ended last night. we're still waiting to hear if brian will be able to go on with or without him. sorry about the joshua tree pun. >> jadiann: i'm going to say that kid is not sleeping right now. hitting refresh on the computer. i hope he gets it. good for him. we've got a lot to get to, everything you need to know and go next, including this. thanksgiving is a time to relax

holiday spread. >> reporter: we're live in barnstable a state trooper sent to the hospital after he was involved in a head-on crash. >> christa: burglars stopped in their tracks thanks to a bold

>> christa: welcome back. 5:45. time to start off your day on the right foot. >> jadiann: we're giving you the opportunity. here's what you need to know and go. first up, let's head over to bri. >> bri: good morning. ladies. it's a different morning and easier commute. i can't speak to the traffic but the weather is better. it takes until the afternoon for the showers to work back into the picture but not as much rain as yesterday. sun returns tomorrow and while the winds return tomorrow as well, it stays brisk through the weekend. closer to normal though. current temperatures, low to mid 40s. 48 for plymouth, 46 for boston, 41 for worcester. temperatures haven't moved a lot through yesterday, through last night and even this morning. that's because of the shield of cloud cover holding things steady. those clouds thicken in as we move through the morning hours. here's our front we're in for this afternoon. that brings in the scattered showers. again we'll have dry moments then wet moments and we're not

some areas yesterday. this doesn't look like a lot of rain for most but you can plan on those scattered showers. it will be wet for the afternoon and evening. grab that umbrella. not a bad idea. you won't have the winds to contend with. that was a struggle for many yesterday. rainfall amounts, tenth of an inch to a quarter inch for most so nothing like yesterday. the day planner, 7:00 to 7:00, showers work in for the afternoon. stick around with us for the later evening hours, 10:00 or 11:00. 50 to 55 for the highs this afternoon. temperatures steady until the clouds break out. how about this, mind blown. two weeks until thanksgiving. i cannot get over this. we're very close to the start of meteorological winter but also the end of hurricane season as we make it through the end of november and into the beginning of december. wait, there's more. look at that warmup we're in store for next week. close to 60 on tuesday and

mid 60s -- is it november? i don't even know name. >> jadiann: i'll take those 60s. thank you so much. let's head out to rich kirkland. >> rich: thank you very much. kind of feels like a monday for us but the roadways are in pretty good shape. lighter traffic than we would expect. live on route 1, the ride on route 1, 93 or route 128 out of the north shore is good. guide 495 downtown. the expressway doesn't stop until the gas tank a pretty good ride downtown. the t says we're on time. rich kirkland, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: we continue to follow breaking news from cape. >> christa: the accident trapped the trooper inside of his cruiser. let's get the latest from barnstable where it happened. here's nicole oliverio. we're also learning about the driver here, is that right? >> reporter: christa, the driver was an elderly man who had medical issues. how long he had been driving

unclear but the crash happened just after exit 6. so state police got a report of that wrong-way driver so they were two police cruisers actually out and trying to slow down traffic to prevent other drivers from getting hit. that's when the wrong-way driver collided head-on with the state police cruiser a half mile from where we're standing. the fire department was called and it took a while to get the state trooper out of his patrol car. he had to be taken to cape cod hospital with injuries but police tell us he's expected to be okay and he's been released from the hospital. the elderly driver was also treated to make sure he was all right. nicole oliverio, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: a dover, new hampshire police need your help finding this man in connection with a suspected arson. i lit a car on fire at an apartment building parking lot last week.

anyone with information is asked to give police a call. a scrap yard worker helped recover two stolen cemetery markers that belong to veterans. two bronze grave markers were turned in that were stolen from a nearby cemetery. they plan to bring charges to the people who brought them to the scrap yard. people in delaware on the lookout for a runaway emu. it put two schools in a soft lock down. officials believe it's someone's pet. it's been on the loose in delaware for months now. >> christa: happening today, a retired u.s. army captain who was badly wounded tackling a suicide bomber in afghanistan is set to receive the military's highest honor. president obama will award him with the medal of honor. his leg was severely wounded after tackling the bomber to

dreams of becoming an olympic runner. nasa will hold a briefing to talk about how earth is responding to rising gases in the atmosphere. the briefing will present new observations from nasa's first satellite which is dedicated to measuring common dioxide. >> jadiann: new details on a parking lot that collapsed in mississippi. crews are removing the 12 vehicles. no one was hurt when a 400-foot section of the pavement caved in. one expert believes it was caused by a drain collapses because of new construction. chipotle hopes to have all restaurants that were closed in washington state back open. the chain voluntarily closed more than 40 stores after dozens became sick. the source of the outbreak hasn't been found. some customers aren't worried because of the deep cleaning and testing. >> i didn't get sick so i'm good. >> the best time to go is

probably now since the outbreak recently happened. >> local health officials recently confirmed five people got sick with e. coli after eating at one of the closed restaurants. know announcement was made because it was a handful of people. >> if there's anyone you want at your neighbor it's someone who stops a burglary at your home. that happened to a couple in nevada. the neighbor recorded this video. he heard there might be a burglary in progress at their house and walked over and actually captured all four suspects and the get-away car on camera. >> they must have seen him and everything they had at the front door to take they didn't take, they just ran out of the house. >> with the help of this video, police are hoping to make an arrest very soon in that case. a sheriff's deputy in wisconsin makes an odd discovery along the side of the road.

an empty casket. because of the scratches and damage he believes it fell off the back of a truck but the sheriff's department is wondering why it ended up there. >> it went through the normal chain of a funeral home and got in the civilian word by halloween decorations on haunted house. >> the sheriff turned to the social media with the hash tag where's my coffin. >> jadiann: obesity rates continue to rise. more than one-third of adults and 17% of children were obese between 2011 and 2014. women were also more likely to be obese than men as were older and middle-aged adults. if it's hard not to worry about work once you head home, planning ahead may be key. employees had no difficulty

detaching from work if they had tasks that were not complete. those who wrote out a plan detailing how, when and where they would finish the task were able to relax. >> christa: if you're hosting thanksgiving this year. tips on how to save yourself money. experts say make a plan which doesn't mean a list before you head to the store. buy food your guests are going to eat and avoid the dishes that went untouched last year. review store ads to compare deals, especially on turkeys. the prices have gone up so that's important. determine who has the best price on the ingredients you need and then lastly swap brand names for generics when shopping for basic ingredients, salt, sugar, spices. some products are just as good and can be nearly half the price. >> jadiann: target plans to keep selling a sweater some say makes light of a serious mental illness. the sweater reads ocd, obsessive

some says it mocks obsessive-compulsive disorder. the retailer says they never want to disappoint guests but a there's no plans to remove the item. >> toy sales are expected to see the biggest increase in a decade. this after years of children choosing more video games and apps. it's fueled by toys based on block bustest hollywood films becoming more popular. >> christa: if you're not looking at a toy from a blockbuster film, how about an appliance. there's a waffle maker that makes your waffles look like the death star from "star wars." you can buy it on line for 40 bucks. we have now -- let's go in on this. jr.'s getting this for christmas. >> we have to get this for him. though he may be late to everyone morning show because he'll be at home making waffles. >> christa: as long as he brings it here.

weather center next to the keurig then everybody's taken care of. the death star waffle maker. the clouds are thickening. they've been with us all night but here we go with another round of showers. a front that brought severe storms to the plains states. we're not in for that but a little bit more of that wet weather as we make it into the afternoon and evening but it's not a whole lot of rain. we're looking at a tenth of an inch to quarter inch for some and those temperatures don't budge a lot as we make it through the day today. much like yesterday, the sunshine back in the forecast for us tomorrow. but so are the winds and while it stays brisk and cool but close to average through the weekend we're not done with the 60s yet. a warmup next week. >> jadiann: yes. i can take that. >> christa: i'm with you. >> jadiann: there's another hour of news ahead on "7 news today in new england." next at 6:00, the road to the white house travels through new hampshire. republican presidential hopefuls set to make it official and file in the granite state.

>> christa: boston police issuing a serious warning about a dangerous trend involving online dating websites. >> jadiann: and don't ask bill belichick to grade his own team. his response to a reporter' question about the pats perform will give you a laugh. >> christa: it's classic belichick and we're watching "fast track traffic." back to work after who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this:

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>> christa: a state trooper taken to the hospital on a stretcher. a driver on the wrong side of the road slamming into his cruiser. >> jadiann: a stern warning from police about online dating deception.

victims meet a guy with a gun instead of the man of their dreams. >> tom brady talking about a giant task and his history much playing new york. >> jadiann: a dog stuck in a well in taunton. >> i couldn't believe how deep it was. >> jadiann: how another animal may have saved the dog's life. >> christa: good morning, it's back to school for a lot of kids after veterans day yesterday. i'm christa delcamp. >> jadiann: i'm jadiann thompson. so glad you're waking up with us blight and early. get a good stretch. >> christa: get that cup of coffee going. >> jadiann: it may be cool out there. >> bri: absolutely. the temperatures haven't budged a lot through yesterday and last night but we're in the low 40s. worcester 41. 44 for bedford, 47 in the city of boston. the clouds are still with us. hopefully you don't mind the clouds but back to the bus stop today and back for the morning commute it's looking better than it did yesterday.

this afternoon and this evening, things will change as we get this front moving in, kicking up scattered showers. so moving through the timeline, you can see it takes until we hit lunchtime and into the afternoon for showers to turn on. it's not a whole lot of water but it will get us all wet as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. give it a 90% chance that we will all see showers today so bring that umbrella with you. sunshine returning for us tomorrow but it takes until tomorrow. here's a look at our highs today. 50 to 55. we're not done with the mild temperatures just yet. we just have to wait until next week. >> jadiann: thank you. let's head over to rich kirkland and talk about how the roads are doing. >> rich: much better than yesterday though volume is higher. route 93, the turnpike and the expressway. issue, yes. multicar crash in lawrence on 495 southbound at the double

route 24 northbound, the t says it's okay. >> christa: let's get to breaking news overnight. a bad crash on the cape sending two people to the hospital, including a state trooper. investigators say a man was driving on the wrong side of the road and then slammed head-on into that police cruise jeer nicole -- >> jadiann: nicole oliverio is live on the scene. what are people saying about the driver? >> reporter: the driver is going to be okay. he was an elderly driver having medical issues so it's unclear if he'll face charges but he was heading the wrong way along route 6 on the mid cape highway. state police got the call about this wrong-way driver. they were in the area and the cruisers were trying to slow down traffic that would be coming on to the wrong-way driver. at that point the elderly driver crashed into a state police prizer. it took a while to get the

trooper out of his car. he was taken to the hospital with injuries but he's expected to be okay and he's been released from the hospital. the elderly driver was also taken to the hospital to make sure he would be all right. live in born stable, nicole oliverio, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: thank you. two people recovering from minor injuries after a bad crash in lowell. two vehicles collided at the intersection of akin and lake view avenues. the suv then hit a building but didn't break through the wall. >> christa: also this morning a catfish crime in boston. users of an online dating service attacked and robbed. police want to track down people baiting victims through fake dating profiles. let's head out to victoria warren where police are warning morning. >> reporter: a perfect profile that is not what it seems. >> it's really scary, especially being alone and talked over one-on-one. >> police say someone is

for an easy target to rob. it's called catfishing and in the last five weeks six people line. when they meet face-to-face it's a set up. a guy pulls a gun and robbed them. >> you should always meet in a public place. >> it's great advice. the robberies happened when victims were lured to homes in roxbury or mattapan. police say when using online dating sites, do your homework, skype or face time first. another red flag is a new or incomplete profile. >> try to see their facebook page. you have to be safe. >> trust your instincts. if things seem too good to be true there's a chance they are. >> you can't ever tell for sure, right? i guess do your due process, ask questions. >> reporter: luckily there

have not been any reports of anybody getting hurt but police do worry there may be additional victims out there. so if you know anything that could help police out in their investigation, they want to hear from you. live from boston police headquarters. victoria warren, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: new this morning, the family of the former navy seal killed in a terror attack in benghazi is still waiting for military benefits three years after his death but that may soon change. nancy chen joins us with more on that. >> reporter: this battle has been going on since 2012 but u.s. representative stephen lynch told the "boston herald" congress is close to a solution. glen doherty, a former navy seal and cia contractor was killed during the benghazi attacks. lynch says no one is against the family receiving death benefits and said they're just trying to figure out where the money will come from. doherty was one of four americans to died when militants

the insurance company refuses to pay a claim for his sister and mother because he didn't have a wife or children. the doherty family says they don't just want the benefits but a want to see legislation passed to make sure this does not happen to other families. at the news desk, nancy chen, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: we have new details this morning on the deadly plane crash in ohio. investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the scene. they're hoping it offers clues as to what happened here. nine people were killed when that small jet crashed into an empty apartment building. seven of the victims were part of a property management company in florida. >> i texted her after the -- after i saw the news report and she didn't reply. between the siblings we started doing detective work and made some calls and checked some flight plans. and we put two and two together

>> investigators at a lab in washington are reviewing what exactly is on the voice recorder. >> a blast at a new jersey home kills one and injures a dozen. you can see debris flying into the air in this suburban neighborhood. crews suspect it's gas related. two victims are in critical condition, the other ten treated at local hospitals. >> christa: police in advance trying to figure out why a man pointed a rifle at a hospital. officers shot and killed the man wednesday. investigators say he climbed the scaffolding at a construction site and then was aiming the rifle at st. luke's hospital wednesday afternoon. officers shot him when they say he pointed the gun towards them. no one else was hurt. police say the man stole the rifle from a sporting goods store earlier in the day. crews battling a 40-acre brush fire near los angeles last night. the fast-moving fire was put out overnight after it had burned several hours. firefighters stayed on the scene

no reports of anyone hurt. >> jadiann: a report of bomb threats forced police to increase securiti' university of missouri days after the school approximately resign tim wolfe resigned. students received threats following the protest that led wolfe to step down. some students left campus temporarily saying they fear for their safety. >> christa: draftkings and fanduel now looking into ways to continue operations in the state of new york. the state attorney general ordered they shut down because he considers them a form of illegal gambling. gurrie fandozzi is still taking -- fanduel is still taking bets from new yorkers. they insist the game is based on skill rather than chance. the new england patriots hoping linebacker jamey collins will be ready to go sunday.

he's dealing with an illness. the 26-year-old did not practice wednesday. he also sat out sunday's win over washington. the pats are preparing to take on the giants this sunday. new england has lost three straight to new york, including upset losses in super bowl 42 and super bowl xlvi. tom brady says this is a new team and he's focusing on the next matchup. >> i would rather have won them than lost them but they won't have any bearing on this week or the matchups. it's a totally different team and game and situation but they have a great organization. they have for a long time. >> the giants lead the nfc east with a record of 5-4. new york's defense leads the league with 21 turnovers. sunday's game coming up at 4:25. >> jadiann: brady has his laser focus on. >> christa: i hope so. the giants make a lot of people nervous. good reason.

>> jadiann: still ahead a dramatic rescue in taunt when a dog falls down a well. how another dog helped rescuers locate the pup. >> christa: a video gamer answering the call of duty while playing on line. he tries to help protect a woman in lowell who claims she was kidnapped. there's much more to the story. >> jadiann: laser danger for news helicopters but the pilot turns the tables on the suspect. current temperatures, low to mid 40s and we're heading for the low 50s this afternoon. temps don't move a lot today. we expect showers this afternoon. forecast is ahead. >> rich: getting a late start this morning, traffic volume is apparently. we have a couple of accidents to look at right here on "7 news

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>> christa: i loved when you started stretching at the beginning of the show. i thought they was going to do a plank. whatever it takes to wake you up. >> jadiann: i have all kinds of tricks up my sleeve. it's rough when the alarm goes off at 2:00 a.m. >> christa: it is. and probably people making the ajust. >> jadiann: we're here to help you out. >> bri: good morning. this woke me up today. i had to joke with the ladies here. only two weeks until thanksgiving to get your trussing talents ready because we're close. only 39 days until the daylight hours start to increase. there's good news. 128 until spring but no one's counting. i had to look that up. scattered showers this afternoon for us. the sunshine back in the forecast for us tomorrow. but so will the winds. they're back as well and it is a brisk weekend. closer to normal throughout the

next week so a roller coaster with temperatures, past it is next 24-48 hours, current temperatures in the low to mid 40s. plymouth, hyannis 48. 51 in nantucket. temperatures haven't moved a lot the last 48 hours because the clouds haven't left. they thicken through the morning a but we hold off for the showers until about lunchtime. they'll be sort of hit and miss throughout the day, on again, off again. not a lot of water. yesterday some areas closed in on 3 inches on cape cod. we're talking a tenth of an inch to quarter of an inch for most before the clearing overnight tonight and tomorrow. so "mr. sunshine" back in the forecast for us tomorrow. rainfall amounts as i mentioned, it's not impressive. there might be areas that exceed that quarter of an inch but it's hard to pick and choose where

the places will be. that is our best chance for any drops of rain. we're still in the deficit here so we will take all we can get. today highs stuck in the low 50s for most of us. 50 degrees for worcester. 53 for plymouth, 55 for duxbury. cool but close to normal. showers early this morning, clearing overnight. 46-51 and sunshine returns tomorrow but also the winds picking up once again for us. it stays windy into saturday so a chilly, brisk day. we'll enjoy all the sunshine we can get on saturday. then a warmup next week, tuesday, wednesday, back into the 60s. >> jadiann: thank you so much. it's that time of the morning where the roads may be warming up a little bit. >> rich: they are in lawrence, jadiann. we're live with sky 7, the merrimack river and double decker bus and the left lane crash on 495 southbound. backup two miles on 495

southbound. it's busy on the expressway. it's a little busy on parts of 93 but no big time slowdowns and no other accidents. the turnpike for instance is wide open. light traffic on both sides of route 128 and the t, the mbta, that's fine as well. rich kirkland, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: officials with the faa are investigating two instances are laser pointed at helicopters. the chopper for the nbc affiliate in new york had someone point a green laser at them. they contacted police. >> hitting us right now. don't look, george. yeah, you think this is a joke, huh? >> that could be devastating for the pilot and his visibility. the laser was coming from behind a restaurant. police swarmed the area and arrested the man. he also pointed the laser at the

when it arrived to investigate. a family pet finds himself in a lot of trouble. trapped in a deep well. the poor guy spent the night at the bottom of the well. >> rescuers were able to get him out safely and they had to be creative in how they did this. let's go to nancy chen with the story. >> reporter: pretty scary. you always hear about cats with nine lives. when the call came in, firefighters had to think quickly because they didn't have a harness for a dog. one firefighter connected two harnesses that are meant for people and it turns out it worked. >> buddy plummeted 25 feet to the bottom of a well on monday. firefighters had their hands full trying to pull him out safely tuesday. he's feeling much better. the two-year-old dog spent what have felt like weeks at the bottom of the well. >> he's probably hungry and >> monday night his owners thought buddy was nearby. >> i heard him barking but

he's -- he's always barking so i didn't think anything of it. >> then silence. the next morning buddy was nowhere to be found. the family looked all over but it was buddy's actual father who found him. >> the other dog was standing on the -- like one of the rocks near there and looking down there so we thought that he might be down there and we went to go look down there and saw him looking up at us. >> the family immediately called the fire department. >> when we got there i went to the well and looked down and i couldn't believe how deep it was. >> a firefighter climbed down and attached a makeshift harness to buddy and hoisted him up. >> halfway up it slipped so we readjusts it and it worked out fine. >> everyone's glad buddy is home. >> it was a nice, happy ending that he come out -- well, you can see. >> he looks pretty happy. despite the fall buddy didn't have a scratch on him.

will eventually be filled so something like this can never happen again. nancy chen, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: thank you. still ahead a team from easton is hoping for another beautiful day with u2. how he could get a second shot to play on stage. i mean -- >> jadiann: what an opportunity. >> christa: what are the chances? >> jadiann: plus a car torched in dover. now police have surveillance they want you to see. >> christa: did you see this news conference yesterday? classic belichick. we know now what not to ask him, as if we didn't already, but his cranky answer, but funny to a

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in for more showers today. they don't arrive until the afternoon. clouds with afternoon and evening showers. 50 to 55. the quick look at the forecast shows a warmup next week. >> jadiann: welcome to fantasy fixer. i'm with trey talking about the pats coming off three straight games at home. packing their bags to take on new york, doing well in their division but some argue not the best division in football. >> 5-4 not really a first place number but they have tom coughlin, giving the pats problems. not seeing that this year. the patriots unbelievable in the air, the best in the league. the giants with the worst pass defense giving up 300 yards per game. danny amendola, brandon lafell coming into their own. start them video the pats defense impressive the last two weeks. do you think they'll keep it up? >> really good numbers and impressive stuff across the league.

the giants get their, the patriots giving up pass yards, even to average quarterbacks. the defense is playing well. manning will get his yards. >> first two years in the league he was one the best running backs in football killing in terms of fantasy numbers. james starts should be getting the touches. he's the best they've got so if you have him, put him in the lineup. >> christa: speaking of the pats, they're 8-0 but do not ask bill belichick to give his team a mid season grade. >> we're focused on the giants and some mid season report card, two cares. what difference does it make? give me an f, c plus. it doesn't matter. we're focused on the giants. that's all i really care about. >> what grade would you give. >> i don't -- we're tying to

beat the giants. i don't care about some mid season -- midterm grades. give me whatever you want. i don't care. >> christa: the pats will look to bring their a-game sunday. giants. i don't care. give me an f. i just focus on the task at hand. classic belichick. >> jadiann: playing football, not trying to get a bachelors. >> christa: or master or doctorate. >> jadiann: i have to set my lineup. >> christa: you do it. i'll read for you. still ahead, the boston garden and surrounding neighborhood getting a major makeover. details on the development plans heading your way. >> a gamer in pennsylvania calls police in lowell about a woman he believes was being kidnapped but she says it was a misunderstanding. >> jadiann: target under fire

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overnight a state trooper injured in a collision on the cape. the driver was on the wrong side of the road. >> a call of duty for a man playing a video game reaching out from states away to protect a woman from massachusetts. >> jadiann: police identify a person of interest wanted for arson. >> christa: a makeover for the boston garden. >> i want this so bad. >> jadiann: a local teen hoping for a second chance to play on stage with u2. good morning, everyone. 6:30 on the dot. i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. one of the things i've enjoyed about having bri eggers here in for jeremy reiner is her perspective. she was just talking about two weeks from today. >> jadiann: for thanksgiving. >> christa: then tell them what you said after that. >> bri: mind blown, argh. nothing mind-blowing of the temperatures. you've seen inside out and they get the brain freeze?

that's what i'm thinking. we don't have that with the temperatures. low to mid 50s. the clouds have been sticking around with us and they're thickening in even thousand. here we go with another round of showers but it takes until this afternoon for them to get here so a quick look at the timeline. 1:00, 2:00 they push through. a tenth of an inch to maybe a quarter inch for most then dry through the weekend. >> jadiann: thank you so much. let's head over to rich kirkland and talk about the traffic. i saw problems earlier. >> rich: we had a crash that just cleared on 495 on the southbound side, lawrence by the double decker bridge but that's 49 the aftermath of the crash. slow going southbound, heading for route 93. a bumper-to-bumper nasty ride. the bumper-to-bumper stuff starts almost in andover to boston. slow on route 93. the turnpike is okay. right now most of route 128 is okay too. the t, yeah, on time. rich kirkland, "7 news today in new england."

>> christa: thank you. now to breaking news in from overnight a state trooper released from the hospital now after his cruiser was hit head on by a wrong-way driver on route 6 in barnstable. the trooper suffering minor injuries. the driver, an elderly man who had medical issues and so far no charges have been filed. our other top stories, boston police are warning people who use online dating sites after a string of armed robberies connected to catfishing n five weeks six different people were lured to homes in roxbury and mattapan by someone using a fake online profile. when they show up a man pulls a gun and robs them. always meet in a public place first.

providing winchester native glen doherty's family with death benefits. stephen lynch tells the "herald" they're trying to figure out where the money will come from. doherty, a former navy seal and cia contractor was killed in the attack in benghazi. >> jadiann: also, a man makes a call of concern while playing a video game with a lowell woman on line. the man in pennsylvania contacted police after he says she was being held captive. john cuoco is live from lowell with what re bl proportion. the video game call of duty is full of guns, fights, and explosions. early tuesday morning that dramatic violence became all too real for an air force vet in pleasant playing with a woman in lowell. she told him she had been kidnapped. >> they said they would kill her if she left the house. >> the pennsylvania man called police several states away to report a stranger in trouble. >> dispatch gets a call from a person in pennsylvania.

game with a woman in lowell who tells him she's held against her will. >> police wasn't to do a well-being check and founded woman they were looking for but she wasn't kidnapped. boyfriend. she tells 7news it's a case of miscommunication. but while investigators were in the apartment, they say they found a replica ar15 assault rifle and drugs. they arrested and charged the woman's boyfriend, jose white. the tipster says he did what he thought was right. >> i wasn't trying to bust the entire house. i was trying to help out a friend of mine with her health and well-being. it was the first time i've done something like that but i thought it was necessary that it needed to be done. >> reporter: 7news also spoke with the suspect in this case off-camera. he says he was wrongly arrested. live in lowell, john cuoco, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: now a story washington on camera a suspected

arsonist in dover, new hampshire and police need your help finding the man in this picture. she say he lit a car on fire at an apartment building in a parking lot last week. anyone with any information is asked to reach out to police. police in pittsfield say a scrap yard worker helped them recover two stolen cemetery markers that belonged to veterans. the worker called police to in. they were likely stolen from a nearby cemetery and plan to press charges against the person who brought them in. >> jadiann: the area around td garden is about to get a makeover with a massive shopping, entertainment and housing project coming next door. after major hurdles the project was given the green light. plans call for apartments, a hotel, supermarket a movie theater, a bowling alley and office space on causeway street. 800 parking spots will be added. construction will begin soon.

filming begins in lawrence on ben affleck you a movie. there are a few road closures including essex, appleton and haverhill streets. parts of the city underwent a makeover for the film titled live by night based on the book by dennis lehane. >> christa: a teenager from easton is waiting to hear if he'll join u2 for their european tour. brian hartman is 3 years old. we told you about this story. he got called on stage when bono asked him to play guitar during a concert at the td garden in july. now the band is playing in paris this weekend. they're holding an online vote to fly one of the fans who played during the summer tour to this show, including brian. >> i want this so bad. opportunity. even if i don't make it, i still played with them on stage in july and that's still a dream come true.

voting ended last night so he's waiting to hear if the show will go on, forgive the joshua tree pun, with or without him but i love -- i want this so bad. i love that. >> jadiann: i just want it so bad. >> christa: 13 years old and he's having these experiences that people three times his age would die for. anybody. >> jadiann: or maybe never have in their life. he's got a got a attitude. we're rooting for him. still ahead, a birth control mixup. wry more than 100 women got peg by mistake and what they're asking for. >> the battle of the coffee cups for starbucks. now dunkies is out with their holiday holder.

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>> christa: what's trending on this thursday, target is under fire for selling a christmas sweater that some believe makes light of mental illness. >> jadiann: this sweater reads ocd, obsessive christmas disorder. some say it trivializes

they apologize for discomfort but there are no plans to stop selling the sweater. >> christa: after controversy with a coffee cup competitor dunkin' donuts unveiling a festival holiday cup trying to spread joy with that one. this comes after starbucks recently received backlash for the plain red cup. now dunkin' donuts is trying to keep the coffee hot in the coffee pool. >> jadiann: shia labeouf continues to life, sleep and cry his way through a marathon of his own movies. he's in the second day of his three-day adventure, live streaming himself watching his films. crowds lined up outside and the wait is now more than six hours. >> christa: doesn't he get bored watching himself? >> jadiann: i doubt it.

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>> overnight a state trooper hospitalized. what happened in the moments before a head-on crash. >> a warning for people using online dating apps. boston police say someone is targeting users. >> new this morning, a lawmaker's message to a local family who lost a son in the benghazi attack. >> how an online gamer hundreds of miles away led lowell police to a drug bust. >> back to work and school after the day off for veterans day and we have your top stories. >> jadiann: let's start with traffic and weather and get over to bri. >> bri: in for j.r. you said yesterday, timing is everything. that's the truth. today, mild temperaturessish. you'll need the jacket at the

rain we had yesterday. this front turns on the showers for us but it takes until the afternoon for that to happen. massive storm system, the brunt heads off to our north so we're not in for the heavy part of this but more wet weather. we'll take every drop we can get. takes until the afternoon for widespread showers to push across the area then on again, off again until late this evening, 10:00, maybe even midnight. tomorrow. not a lot of rainfall. tenth of an inch to a quarter of an inch. a far cry from what we saw yesterday but every drop counts. clouds, afternoon showers, 50 to 55 for the highs and we stay fairly close to average through the next few days. but we're in for a boost in temperatures again after this weekend. jet stream far to the north once again. 60s. extended forecast in a few minutes. >> christa: let's go to traffic.

you need to know that. how's it looking? >> rich: doesn't look good on 93. we're live in methuen where there's been a crash. hand lane southbound. the traffic is backed up just over the border to new hampshire right now. other highways in tough shape. we got them. a crash on the expressway near saab inhill, one on route 24 northbound by route 29. the volume is not as heavy as i thought it might be. the t tells me it's on time. rich kirkland, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: overnight, a bad crash on the cape sends two people to the hospital, including a state trooper. investigators say a man driving on the wrong side of the road cruiser. >> christa: let's go live to nicole oliverio. you have some more information for us on the driver. >> reporter: according to state police they say it was an early driver who was experiencing some sort of medical issue.

driving the wrong way on the highway but state police got the call the headlights were heading in the wrong direction. there were two state police cruisers trying to slow down any other drivers on route 6 to try to prevent an accident. it was just around exit 6 where the wrong-way driver collided head-on with one of the state police patrol cars. the fire department respond the. the trooper was taken to cape cod hospital with minor injuries. he's already been released from the hospital. as for the elderly driver, because of the medical issues, it's unclear if he's facing any charges but he was also taken to the hospital as a precaution to be treated. live in barnstable, nicole england." >> jadiann: two people are recovering from minor injuries after a bad crash in lowell. two vehicles collided at the intersection of aiken and lake view avenues. the suv then hit a building knocking some bricks off the wall.

out a warning about a dating >> christa: investigators say that crooks are pretending to be someone they're not on line then are robbing people they meet. let's head out to victoria warren in boston. you have more on the story and ways that people can stay safe. >> reporter: boston police are very worried and they say people need to be smart when using online dating services, especially after the reports of robberies. you need to look out for phony profiles. it's something that police are calling catfishing. it's when the victims contact an online dating profile and agree to meet an a residence. when the victim arrives at the house, the man armed with a gun approaches them and robs them. boston police believe there have been six incidents over the past five weeks at homes in mattapan and roxbury. anybody using an online dating website needs to be on the lookout for photos that seem too

very attractive people who refuse to use skype or web date. police say such profiles are often new or incomplete and they say if you are meeting somebody for the first time face-to-face that you have met on line, you location. make sure somebody always knows where you are going to be. live this morning from boston police headquarters, victoria warren, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: thank you. new this morning, the family of the former navy seal killed in a terror attack in benghazi is still waiting for benefits three years after his death but that may change. nancy chen announce us with more. >> this battle has been going on since 2012 did you u.s. representative stephen lynch told the "boston herald" congress is close to a solution. when chester native glen doherty was killed during the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. lynch says no one is against the family receiving death benefits,

doherty was one of four americans killed by militants. the insurance company refuses to pay a claim to the sister and mother because he did not have a wife or children. the doherty family says they don't just want the benefits but want to see legislation passed to make sure it doesn't happen to other families. nancy chen, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: a retired u.s. army captain badly wounded tackling a suicide bammer set to receive the highest military honor. his leg was severely wounded after tackling a suicide bomber to save his patrol in 2012. it killed his dreams of becoming a olympic runner. a man playing the game call of duty on line says he tried to help a woman in lowell who apparently told him she was being held against her will. it's quite a story. john cuoco is in lowell following it.

arrested but not for the reason you might think here. >> reporter: the woman at the center of this says this is just a really big misunderstanding. early tuesday morning, the video game violence became too real for an air force vet in pennsylvania playing call of duty with a woman in lowell. she told him she had been kidnapped so he called police several states away to report it. police went to do a well-being check and found the woman they were looking for but police say she wasn't kidnapped, she just had a fight with her boyfriend. she says it was a case of miscommunication. while in the apartment, investigators found something rifle and drugs. they arrested and charged the woman's boyfriend, jose white. the tipster says he did what he thought was right. we spoke with the suspect off-camera and he says he was wrongly arrested. >> jadiann: the faa is

pointed at two news helicopters last night in new york city. the first incident, the reporter and pilot in the chopper for wnbc noticed someone pointing a green laser at them. they contacted police and officers arrested the man. a similar incident happened to the abc station in brooklyn. faa recovered the cockpit recorder from the plane crash in ohio when it crashed into an empty apartment building. seven passengers were employees of a property management firm in florida. investigators are reviewing what's on the voice recorder. >> christa: more than 100 women are suing a pharmaceutical company after a birth control mixup led them to get pregnant. birth control packs were labeled incorrectly leading the order of the pills that you take to be reversed. they got pregnant and the women now want the pill maker to pay

the cost of delivering, raising and educating their unplanned children. a federal jury in seattle awarding $21 million in damages to an illinois man who was injured by a sliding door onboard a cruise ship. the man says he was hit in the face and side of the head. you see it there. he finished the rest of the cruise around the world but says tests showed he suffered a minor brain injury that caused seizures, memory loss and vertigo. >> jadiann: several republican candidates will campaign in new hampshire today. ted cruz, lindsey graham and rick santorum will file for the new hampshire primary. they'll make other stops. jeb bush will attend a house party coming up tonight. >> christa: boston based draftkings and fellow daily fantasy sports website fanduel looking into ways to continue operations in new york. the state attorney general ordered they be shut down because it considers them

fanduel is still taking bets from new yorkers and draftkings is considering legal options. >> jadiann: a dog is happy to be back home after he fell 25 feet down a well earlier this week. two-year-old buddy, you can see him wagging his tail. he fell down the well monday. his owners couldn't find him and he spent the night there. buddy's father spotted him tuesday morning and the family called the fire department. firefighters used harnesses to get buddy out of the well. >> halfway up it started to slip towards the back so we readjusted it and it worked out >> we were happy. it was a nice happy ending that he came out. >> jadiann: despite the fall buddy didn't suffer a scratch. his owners covered the well and say they want to fill the well in. >> christa: nice job. wild weather hitting iowa. strong winds and rain blowing

sideways. there were reports of a tornado damage as well. a tornado overturning big rigs and brigging down trees. we tune in every morning to see him deliver the weather on the "today" show. and al roker is on a whirlwind trip across the country and rolling into boston today. welcome, al. he's taking to roke rokerthon ii at the as it. pete bouchard will join him. it was over 30 hours. he broke a record for continuous weather coverage. >> jadiann: right. now he's going for the record of doing weather in all 50 states >> christa: bri, when are you going to hop onboard? >> bri: didn't we do that last winter, 34 hours or 34 days, there's got to be a record. clouds thicken in ahead of scattered showers for this afternoon. i want to show you a quick look at that 7on7 forecast.

we're in for a warmup next week. >> christa: enjoy your morning, everybody, i'm christa delcamp. >> jadiann: i'm jadiann thompson.

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